Birregurra-Forrest Road
Birregurra road upgrade is complete
Works to rebuild a section of Birregurra-Forrest Road are complete.
Birregurra roadworks are ahead of schedule
Colac district motorists should allow for extra travel time thanks to detours on Birregurra-Forrest Road while road works take place.
Month-long road closure frustrates Otways locals
A major Otways road remains closed a month after the Barwon River broke its banks and blocked the tourist route.
Water hindering Barwon River works
Environment authorities hope to remove a river blockage that has been causing flooding near Forrest but can’t access the site while it’s too wet.
Crash corner worries residents
Barwon Downs residents and Polwarth MP Richard Riordan are calling for the redesign of a dangerous corner at the township where more than 30 incidents have occurred in the past year.
Construction to start on $4.9M roundabout
Work has begun on a new roundabout at a notorious intersection at Birregurra, but Victoria’s Roads Minister anticipates completion will be in the latter half of 2019.
Police call on witnesses
Colac police are appealing for information about a single-vehicle crash at Forrest.
Three crashes in five days at intersection
A notorious Colac district crossroad was yesterday the scene of its third serious crash in five days.